Converting Editing and Exporting Final Cut Videos

I've recently begun making videos with Final Cut but because they are in a format not used by Final Cut I use MPEG StreamClip to Convert them. For Some reason, the videos I make when I export the Final Products always leave "room around the borders" (alot of room around the borders) I would like to export films that "fill" the screen. What am I doing wrong? What should I convert the sizes of the video files too and when importing to Final Cut is there something special I should follow as well?

The Original Video was an .MOD video file I use MPEG StreamClip to convert it to a video that is of Dimensions 854 x 480 DV / DVCPRO - NTSC LINEAR PCM.
When Imported into Final Cut it asks If I would like to Match Video with Sequence Settings if I click Yes The File fits the window appropriately but is not able to be quickly viewed because it needs Rendering if I click No then the file does not fit the window and is able to be quick edited without rendering. I would like the video to Fit the Window and be Quick Edited... I am not sure what I am doing wrong is it the settings I use in MPEG StreamClip??
I tried playing around with the sequnce settings in Final Cut to get the video to match the dimensions of the video but nothing has worked yet.

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